Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80956.015 - Employee is fatally crushed while demolishing pump jack

Accident Summary Nr: 80956.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 11/09/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1105145.015	11/10/2015		237120	John E. Meador Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on November 9, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was cutting up a Bethlehem pump jack for scrap metal. As he climbed on the pump jack, the addition of his weight tilted the machine toward him. He was caught between the pump jack and a metal fence behind him. Employee #1's chest was crushed, and he was killed.

Keywords: Caught Between, Chest, Construction, Crushed, Demolition, Fracture, Jack, Pump, Roll-Over, Scrap Metal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1105145.015	60	M	Fatality		Welders and cutters

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